Culinary and Horticulture Contest

  • The 2025 Polk County Fair was underway last week with a few events held early. Here the defending grand champion in the Horticulture Contest from 2024, McKenna Stewart identifies, plants, vegetables and flowers on Wednesday. PCN photo by Ken Kush.
    The 2025 Polk County Fair was underway last week with a few events held early. Here the defending grand champion in the Horticulture Contest from 2024, McKenna Stewart identifies, plants, vegetables and flowers on Wednesday. PCN photo by Ken Kush.
  • Culinary and Horticulture Contest
    Culinary and Horticulture Contest
  • Left top- In the Horticulture portion the youth had to not only identify certain plants, flowers and vegetables they also had to take a test on general knowledge. Here a few girls break from volleyball camp in Shelby to compete. Top right- Hans Patton (with his mom) presented in the culinary portion (Clover Kids) of the competition in Osceola on Wednesday. Each contestant explained what they prepared and answered questions from the judge. PCN photo by Ken Kush.
    Left top- In the Horticulture portion the youth had to not only identify certain plants, flowers and vegetables they also had to take a test on general knowledge. Here a few girls break from volleyball camp in Shelby to compete. Top right- Hans Patton (with his mom) presented in the culinary portion (Clover Kids) of the competition in Osceola on Wednesday. Each contestant explained what they prepared and answered questions from the judge. PCN photo by Ken Kush.